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How Austria promotes the future of freight mobility

Sarah Bittner-Krautsack

Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)

Directorate General III – Innovation and Technology

Department I.4 – Mobility and Transport Technologies

Vienna, 21 October 2020

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Applied Research within BMK

• BMK‘s impact objectives:

− increase the research, technology and

innovation intensity of the Austrian

business sector

− Develop technologies for overcoming the

grand challenges of the future

− Increase the number of people employed in

the area of technology and innovation with

special attention to proportion of women2

BMK – Innovation & Technology

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• Duration: 2012-2021

• Budget: ~25 M EUR/year

• 4 thematic fields

• 2 cross-cutting topics

• Calls are managed by

RTI programme „Mobility of the Future“

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Transport Infrastructure

Vehicle Technologies Mobility of Goods

Personal Mobility

Automated Mobility (since 2015)

Automation, Digitalisationand Decarbonisation ofthe Rail System (since2018)

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Mobility of Goods: 5 Research Fields & 19 Research Topics

Sustainable Mobility of Goods in Areas of High Population Density

Sustainable Mobility of Goods in Areas of Low Population Density

Multimodal Hubs

Sustainable Transport Chains and Networks

Innovative Means and Media of Transport

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Instruments

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Cooperative R&D projects

Feasibiliy studies

Transnational cooperativeR&D projects

Endowedprofessorship

Innovation labs

R&D services (studies)

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Thematical Structural Human Resources

• Test environments for automated driving

• Urban Mobility Labs

• Sustainable Transport Logistics 4.0

• Digitalisation and automation in the transport and mobility system

Flagship projects

Cooperative Technology Initiatives

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Target Group: Transport & Logistics

• 136 RTI projects

• 242 organisations

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Companies

Others

Intermediaries

University research institutions

Non-university research institutions

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Cooperative R&D projects

43,89%

Feasiliby studies15,61%

R&D services (studies)

5,15%

Transnational cooperative R&D

projects5,53%

Innovation labs10,50%

Flagship projects16,62%

Dissertation projects0,52%

Endowed professorship

2,17%Funding volume

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• 37 M EUR funding (65 %)

• 61,4 M EUR total project volumes

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Examples on cooperative R&D projects onSustainable mobility of goods in urban areas• 6 projects on cooperatively used logistics hubs (2018-2021)

− Funding: 1,86 M EUR

− Networking concept implemented

• “Sustainable Logistics 2030+ Lower Austria-Vienna”

− 4 pilot projects funded by Mobility of the Future:

• GÜMORE - Freight transport model for the eastern region

• SCHNURRR - Mobile system for recording the occupancy of loading zones

• MiHu - An analysis of cooperation possibilities for urban

• RemiHub - Usability of public transport operating areas for sustainable city logistics

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Examples on cooperative R&D projects I

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Cooperative use of agricultural storage areas to consolidate organic food supplies (BioHub4all)

Reduction of freight traffic through intelligentorder and delivery strategies(SmartOrder&Delivery)

A mobile systemfor recording theoccupancy ofloading zones andparking areas(SCHNURR)

An analysis of cooperation opportunities forurban midi-hubs (MiHu)

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Examples on cooperative R&D projects II

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Online ordering system by means of gamification, machine learning and persuasive design strategies (Think!First)

Area-wide home delivery of goods for daily needs (Food4all@home)

Second-wave concept in parcel deliveryon the last mile (DeliveryOnDemand)

The urban cable car as a sustainable solutionfor integration of freight transport in the city(Güter *ONAIR*)

Usability of public transport operating areas for sustainable city logistics (RemiHub)

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Innovation Labs – Urban Mobility Labs

• Funding:

− max. 1 M EUR/innovation lab for max. 4 years

− max. 50 % of total costs

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Brochure on Preliminary Results

Mobility of Goods 2020

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• Content: RTI projects (national +

European) funded since 2012 and

completed by September 2020

• Available online

• A printed copy can be ordered free of

charge at irene.sailer@bmk.gv.at

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Outlook – 2020 a year with a lot of new strategies

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R&I Strategy Mobility2040

Mobility Master Plan 2030

RTI Strategy 2030

R&I PolicyMobility Policy

• published on 14 September 2020

• focus on transformation• stronger mission-

orientation

• in developement• a path to climate

neutrality in 2040

• in finalization• Contribution of RTI to

achieving the climate targets a high priority

R&I Policy for Mobility

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R&I Mobility 2040: Vision & Mission

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• Innovations in and from Austria for a

climate neutral mobility system in Europe

• The BMK as a RTI-political initiator

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4 Missions Areas

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Cities: promotingclimate-neutralurban mobility

Regions: mobilising andsustainably connecting

rural areas

Digitalisation: efficient and climate-friendly

operation of nfrastructure, mobilityand logistics services

Technology: developing environmentally friendly transport technologies

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4 R&I Measures

FTI-Strategie Mobilität 16

RTI funding Exploration Spaces

Alliances andimplementation

partnerships

European andinternational positioning

... taking into account gender anddiversity aspects:

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R&I Strategy Mobility 2040

• Vision „Innovations in and from Austria for a

climate neutral mobility system in Europe“

17Quelle: BMK / Cajetan Perwein

• Details: https://mobilitaetderzukunft.at/de/highlights/FTI-Strategie-Mobilitaet.php

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Thank you!

Republic of Austria

Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Directorate General III – Innovation and Technology

Department I.4 – Mobility and Transport Technologies

Sarah BITTNER-KRAUTSACK

+43 1 711 62-653211

mobile: +43 664 965 98 97

Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria

sarah.bittner-krautsack@bmk.gv.at

www.bmk.gv.at/ infothek.bmk.gv.at